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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER, 2016.



GUARDIAN
* Suspected herdsmen kill journalist’s father
* 35% of health facilities in Borno destroyed by insurgents, says WHO
* Five bodies yet to be identified in Synagogue building tragedy
* FG urged to support farmers to process produce for export
* Senate to probe NFF, assures Super Falcons of payment
* Stakeholders lament neglect of cocoa industry
* Senate rejects Magu as EFCC chairman, cites security reports
* Buhari commissions warships in Lagos as army promotes 227 officers

PUNCH
* Court adjourns Makarfi/Sheriff PDP suit indefinitely
* FG not responsible for Nigeria’s woes – El-Rufai, Udoma
* Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed emerges as UN Deputy Secretary-General
* Rivers rerun: Controversy trails leaked audio tape
* Buhari to determine SGF’s fate after investigation – Presidency
* Police rescue baby, arrest abductor
* Governors want Buhari to merge federal agencies
* Court awards N10bn against Mobil for Bayelsa oil spillage

THISDAY
* Damning DSS Report Indicts Magu for Corruption, Living Double Life
* Abacha Loot: Falana Accuses US, Switzerland of Frustratiang Nigeria
* Mega Party: We will Not Change the Name of PDP, Says Gana
* Wike Leads Thousands of Rivers People to Protest against Police Brutality, Killings
* Oil Workers Shut down ExxonMobil Office over Sack of Employees
* EFCC Unfreezes Fayose’s Accounts, Gov Withdraws N5m
* Avert Impending NUPENG Strike, House Urges FG
* FG Says It’s Not Responsible for Suffering of Nigerians

DAILY TRUST
* Buhari lauds minister’s selection as UN deputy secretary
* We’ll provide evidence against SGF to Buhari – Saraki
* APC keeps majority as Saraki swears in Rivers senators
* Flight tickets jump by 40% as JET-A1 now sells for N240/l
* Food, energy, others pushed inflation to 18.48% in Nov
* Subsidy removal: FG saves N15.4bn monthly, says Osinbajo
* Nigeria, S/Africa to implement mining pact in Jan
* FG’s budgetary allocation to agriculture unrealistic- Stakeholders

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